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Desperation mounts in Bahamas

Shelters turn evacuees away

A woman holds a baby to be attended at a tent-hospital setup by Samaritans Purse in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian in Freeport, Bahamas, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019. Thousands of hurricane survivors are facing the prospect of starting their lives over but with little idea of how or where to even begin. - photo by Associated Press

bahamas — A woman holds a baby to be attended at a tent-hospital setup by Samaritans Purse in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian in Freeport, Bahamas, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019. Thousands of hurricane survivors are facing the prospect of starting their lives over but with little idea of how or where to even begin. - photo by Associated Press

NASSAU, Bahamas — Desperation mounted in the Bahamas on Tuesday as hurricane survivors arriving in the capital by boat and plane were turned away from overflowing shelters.

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